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Tiger Balm Garden, birds -2.jpg

Submitted by Lai Wah Dewson on Wed, 2020-12-30 06:02
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

Many of the garden's sculptures feature animals and birds - some of them fun and carefree, others quite menacing.

Tiger Balm Garden, dragon colours.jpg

Submitted by Lai Wah Dewson on Wed, 2020-12-30 03:52
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

Birds feature strongly in Chinese folklore as a symbol of freedom because they can roam the earth, swim in the sea and soar into the sky - often seen as a link between heaven and earth.

Dragons, meanwhile, have different meanings attached to their colour.

Many people associate the black dragon with vengeance. Thus, it’s often linked to catastrophes like storms and floods.

The white dragon symbolizes purity, just like in the West. However, people sometimes also associate it with death and mourning and see it as a bad omen.

Birds at Kai Tak river

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2017-11-13 21:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2017
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